Abstract:Background
Gallbladder polyps are elevations in the gallbladder wall which project into the lumen. These can be either true polyps or “pseudopolyps” (such as cholesterol or inflammatory deposits or focal adenomyomatosis). Polyp prevalence has been estimated as high as 9.5% in some studies, of which 70% may be pseudopolyps. A small minority of true polyps may display malignant potential. Gallbladder malignancy is aggressive, especially when diagnosed at later stages of disease with poor treatm… Show more
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